Zembla
Documentary
September 7, 1995 – March 12, 2026
(began 31 years ago)
35m / episode
9.3/10
Returning Series
32 Seasons
895 Episodes
Zembla is a Dutch television documentary programme by VARA and NPS. The documentaries are based on in-depth research which can take months. The subjects are often controversial. A documentary in 2001 about fraud in the Dutch construction sector led to parliamentary inquiries. In May 2006 the programme exposed the fact that politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali had lied in her claim for asylum, which led to her resignation from parliament.
Key Crew
S1
Season 1
16 episodes
September 7, 1995
S2
Season 2
46 episodes
January 4, 1996
S3
Season 3
47 episodes
January 2, 1997
S4
Season 4
48 episodes
January 1, 1998
S5
Season 5
44 episodes
January 7, 1999
S6
Season 6
21 episodes
April 11, 2000
S7
Season 7
34 episodes
January 4, 2001
S8
Season 8
32 episodes
January 4, 2002
S9
Season 9
33 episodes
January 2, 2003
S1
Season 10
31 episodes
January 8, 2004
S1
Season 11
29 episodes
January 20, 2005
S1
Season 12
26 episodes
January 14, 2006
S1
Season 13
32 episodes
January 14, 2007
S1
Season 14
31 episodes
January 6, 2008
S1
Season 15
44 episodes
January 11, 2009
Season 16
10 episodes
September 11, 2010
Season 17
29 episodes
January 8, 2011
Season 18
33 episodes
January 27, 2012
Season 19
25 episodes
January 10, 2013
Season 20
24 episodes
January 9, 2014
Season 21
29 episodes
January 28, 2015
Season 22
25 episodes
January 27, 2016
Season 23
32 episodes
January 11, 2017
Season 24
33 episodes
January 17, 2018
Season 25
25 episodes
February 14, 2019
Season 26
23 episodes
January 30, 2020
Season 27
24 episodes
February 11, 2021
Season 2022
23 episodes
February 3, 2022
Season 2023
13 episodes
February 16, 2023
Season 2024
14 episodes
January 14, 2024
Season 2025
14 episodes
February 16, 2025
Season 2026
7 episodes
January 15, 2026
Cast (22)
Original Language
nl
Spoken Languages
Dutch
Production Countries
NL